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Cygnus Systems Sues Google, Microsoft and Apple Over Preview Icons
It appears that Networking company Cygnus Systems has found the best Christmas present for Google, Microsoft, and Apple. Miracles happen, and Cygnus is now suing the three companies for violating its patent (US 7,346,850) on the use of document-preview icons or thumbnails as we know them in ...
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Cygnus Systems Sues Google, Microsoft and Apple Over Preview Icons
BurnOutPC.com — ... many other potentially infringing products that we’re investigating.” In the suit, Cygnus Systems targets Google’s Chrome, Microsoft’s Vista and Internet Explorer 8, and Apple’s iPhone, Safari, and Mac OS X as patent infringers. The case was filed in U.S. District Court in Arizona. The company is looking for compensation and a court injunction preventing further infringement of their patent. Responses from Google, Microsoft and Apple are still expected. Source: CNET News Read More

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